Spinoza, Liberalism, and the Question of Jewish Identity

by Steven B. Smith

Book Overview

"Steven Smith's lucid and compelling argument for writing Spinoza into the political theory canon is also a profound meditation on the Spinozan theme of religion and republican liberty."-Michael Walzer "An important book, elevating Spinoza to a deserved place beside Hobbes and Locke as one of the founders of modern political philosophy and showing the importance of 'the Jewish Question' for the whole meaning of modern liberalism."-Nathan Tarcov "A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300076657
• ISBN13: 9780300076653
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"